Reel fitting



Nov.' 12, 1935. F. A. BASSETT 2,020,869

REEL FITTING Filed Feb. 17, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY.

Nov. 12, 1935. A. BAssET'f 2, 20,

REEL FITTING Filed Feb. 17, 1954 2 Sheets Sheet 2 I ATTORNEY.

' tings, shown and described in my prior Patent Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in reel fittings, and more particularly to that part of the reel fitting intended for use as a lock or retaining means, for securing the reel plate to a casting or fishing rod.

This application relates to the type of reel fit- Number 1,970,641, dated August 21, 1934, on an -application filed April 15, 1933, Serial Number 666,317.

An object of my invention is to provide a locking device for reel fittings, which is simple and economical in construction, which may be easily and quickly manipulated to .engage or disengage the reel plate on the butt of a casting or other fishing rod,'and which is, at the same time, positive and eificient in operation.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will be more particularly set forth and described in the specification, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

Broadly considered, my invention comprises a ring member formed with an opening and having the axis of its outer peripheral surface eccentrically disposed relative tothe axis of the opening, a second ring member formed with an opening and having the axis of its outer peripheral surface eccentrically disposed relative to the axis of its opening, means for preventing rotation of the second ring member when the same is slidably secured on the butt and reel plate of a fishing rod or the like, and operative connecting means between the two rings, whereby, when the first ring is rotated, the diametrical distance be-' tween any point on the periphery of the opening in the first ring, and any point on the periphery of the opening in the second ring will be increased or decreased.

A preferred embodiment of my invention, with modifications of that embodiment, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a partial elevational View of the butt of a casting or fishing rod, illustrating the looking device holding a reel plate on the butt.

Fig. 2 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, illustrating the use of a second locking device in place of the usual socket.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the ring members in unlocked position relative to the rod and reel plate.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the ring members, as they appear halfway between fully opened and maximum closed position.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the ring members in locking position.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view of or outer, ring member.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 6, illu-s- 5 trating a modified form of outer ring member having a lip portion.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, showing the lip portion spun over to hold the inner ring member in place.

Fig. 10 is an elevational view of a modified form of locking device.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 5, illustrating a modified form of locking device utilizing a worm and gear.

Fig. 13 is an elevational shown in Fig. 12.

on the line 9-6 of the revolvable,

view of the device Fig. 14 is a cross sectional view on the line I4I4 of Fig. 13, and

Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the line I5-I5 of Fig. 13.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, in which like numerals refer to like parts throughout:

I will first describe the device illustrated in Figs. 1-7, inclusive. A reel plate I, having end portions 2 and 3, is secured or locked on a butt 4 of a rod (not shown) by inserting the end 2 in a 80 socket 5, formed or secured on the butt 4, and by a locking device 6 slipped over the butt 4 and end 3 and locking in place, as shown in Fig. 1, or by a locking device 6 over both ends 2 and 3, as indicated in Fig. 2. The locking device 6 comprises a revolvable ring member 1, an inner, non-revolving ring member 8, and a retaining ring 9. The butt 4 is formed with flat sides I0, and the inner ring member 8 is formed with an opening I I having parallel straight sides I2, conforming to the flat sides ID of the butt 4, thereby preventing the ring 8 from revolving on the butt 4. The axis of the opening II is eccentrically disposed, relative to the axis of the outer peripheral surface I3 of the ring 8. The outer, or revolvable ring member I is formed with a bearing surface I4 concentric with an outer peripheral knurled surface I5, which rides on the outer peripheral surface I3 of the inner ring 8. The outer ring member 1 is also formed with an opening I6, whose axis is eccentrically disposed relative to the axis of the bearing surface I4 and. the axis of the outer surface I3 of the inner ring member 8. Thering member I is marked at H to indicate to; a user the relative positions of the B6 inner and outer rings. A retaining ring member 9 is pressed, or otherwise secured, in a rabbet [8, formed, in the outer ring member I, to" hold the inner ring member 8 in place.

In operation, the locking device 6, with the ring members I and 8 in the relative positions indicated in Fig. 3, is slipped over the end 3 of. the reel plate 5. In this position, the diametrical distance A between the edge E9 of the inner ring 8 and the edge 29 of the outer ring 1, is sufficient to provide free movement of the device 6 on the butt 6 and reel plate I. After the device 6 has been slipped over the end 3 of the reel plate I, the outer ring '6 is turned in either direction. In

Fig. 4c, the outer ring I is shown as'being turned approximately 90 degrees from the position indi-' cated in Fig. 3. In the position shown in Fig. 4,

for assembling the rings l and 8. In Figs. 8

and 9, the outer ring I is formed with a relatively thin web or flange portion 2|, which is spun, or crimped over as indicated in Fig. 9, to hold the inner ring 8 in place. In Figs. 10 and 11,'the

outer ring I is formed with threads 22, which and rod butt. 40"

-' engage threads 23 formed on a locking nut or ring 24. V '1 and 8 tobelooked together by the ring 24,

This construction permits the two rings after they have been'set to hold the reel plate Thelocking nut 24 is formed with an opening 25, sufficiently large so that it will clear the butt and reel plate at all times, regardless of the relative positions of the rings 1 and 8.

I have illustrated in Figs. 12-15, inclusive, a modified form of locking device, in which positive locking means is provided in the use of a worm and gear for revolving the outer locking ring on the inner locking ring. The revolvable ring member 68, having the outer knurled surface 69,

, is formed with the opening i0, eccentrically disposed relative to the, surface 69 and the bearing surfaces II which ride on the bearing surfaces 12 of an inner ring member 13; A ringmember 14, secured in a rabbet 15, formed in the outer ring member 66, retains the inner ring member 13 within the member 68. The member 68 is also formed with an opening 16, in which is revolv-ably secured a worm 11, held in place by a plug F8. The worm i1 is revolved by means of the slotted head portion 19, accessible through the opening 80. The inner or non-revolvable ring 13 is formed with worm gear teeth 8i, Which are engaged by the worm 11, and an opening 82, which conforms, in general outline,to therod butt 4 and. end portion 3 of the reel plate ll. In operation, a screw driver, or similar instrument,

' is inserted in theopening 8!] to engage the slotted head 19, and the worm is revolved to revolve the ring 68 around the ring 13, until. the portion 3 is looked to the butt 4, between the points [9 and 20, as described for Fig. 5.

Whereas Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are illustrative of the 5 operation of the locking rings, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the reel plate may be locked to the rod butt at any point between the position shown in Fig. 3' and the position shown in Fig. 5, depending upon the 1 relative thickness of the reel plate used,

What I claim is: r

1. .In combination, a reel plate member, a reel seat member, and outer and inner concentricallydisposed relatively rigid rings arranged for rela- 15 tive rotation and having axial openings there- .through for receiving said plate and seat members, said openings being formed to provide eccentrically-disposed clamping surfaces for engaging saidplate and seat members, said'seat 20 member being provided with a flat surface, said 7 inner ring having apart which forms a chord of its opening and is arranged to abut said flat surface of the seat member whereby rotation of said inner ring relative to said seat member is prevented and straight-line movements thereof 1 transversely relative to the'longitudinal axis of the seat member are facilitated, all adapted and arranged whereby as the outer ring is rotated m relative to the inner ring with the said chordal part of the inner ring in engagement with said flat surface of the seat member, the inner ring is moved transversely to the axis of the seat.

member and the said clamping surfaces of the rings are brought into engagement with said members so that the said members are clamped together.

. 2. In combination, a reel plate member, a reel 7 seat member, outer and inner concentricallydisposed relatively rigid rings arranged for relative rotation and having axial openings therethrough for receiving said plate and seat members, said openings being formed to provide eccentrically-disposed clamping surfaces for engaging said plate and seat members,,said seat member being provided with fiatsurfaces, said inner ring having parts which form ,chords of its opening and arranged to abut said flat surfaces of, the seat member wherebyrotation of A said, inner ring relative to said seat member'is prevented, and straight-line movements thereof transversely relative tothe longitudinal axis of the seat member are facilitated, and means on the outer ring engaging the inner ring for mo rt:

ing the latter as the former rotates, all adapted and arranged whereby as the outer ringis rotated relative to the inner ring with the said chordal parts of the. inner ring in engagement with said flat surfaces of the seat member, the inner ring is moved transversely to the axis of the seat member and the said clamping surfaces of the rings are brought into engagement with said. members so that the said members are N clamped together.

' FRANK ALSONBASSETT. 

